Phayao Lake

Phayao Lake
Sunset at Phayao Lake, 2021
Phayao Lake is located in Thailand
Phayao Lake
Phayao Lake
LocationPhayao Province, Thailand
Coordinates19°10′N 99°52′E / 19.167°N 99.867°E / 19.167; 99.867
Primary inflowsIng River, Tam River
Primary outflowsIng River
Basin countriesThailand
Surface area1,980 hectares (19.8 km2)
Average depth1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in)
Max. depth4 metres (13 ft)
Shore length125.16 kilometres (15.63 mi)
Surface elevation393 metres (1,289 ft)
SettlementsPhayao
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Kwan Phayao (Thai: กว๊านพะเยา, RTGS: Kwan Phayao, pronounced [kwáːn pʰā.jāw]) is a lake in Phayao Province, northern Thailand. Kwan,[1] a word from the northern Thai language, means 'lake' or 'large swamp'. The shape of the lake is a nearly-half-circle-moon shape. Phayao Lake is the largest freshwater lake in the northern region and the fourth largest in the country, with a depth of 1.5 metres,[2] and covers an area of about 1,980 hectares.[3][4] There are about 50 species of fish in Phayao Lake.

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